Nanotechnology 101
Title:
Nanotechnology 101
Author:
Mongillo, John F.
ISBN:
9780313083426
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 274 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Science 101 series
Science 101.
Contents:
What is nanotechnology? -- The science of nanotechnology -- The nanotechnology tool box -- Carbon nanotubes, nanowires, and nanocrystals -- Nanotechnology in medicine and health -- The business of nanotechnology -- Nanotechnology for food, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, and forestry -- Nanotechnology for a sustainable environment -- Nanotechnology projects and the United States government -- Colleges and schools and nanotechnology.
Abstract:
Provides essential ideas of the new science of nanotechnology and mathematics. Covers contemporary topics in the areas of the environment, food safety, medicine and healthcare, consumer goods, agriculture, homeland security, and energy supply.
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